Just as Zhang Anshi was preparing to leave with his men, an official approached them, and to his surprise, it was Lu Xiaoyi!
"Junior Brother, the ferocity of your earlier attack... tsk tsk... is no less than mine," he commented.
Lu Xiaoyi looked at Zhang Anshi, observing his clerical attire, and couldn't help but sigh, "What a pity... our teacher always considered you our family's Qilin, perhaps he was mistaken... How could a Qilin be a minor official? Haha... Haha..."
"Sir, I pay my respects!"
Zhang Anshi, with a stiff expression and not addressing him as Senior Brother, simply offered a salute, "I am under royal command and shall not partake in idle chat with Sir, I must take my leave!"
Watching the retreating figure of Zhang Anshi, Lu Xiaoyi's expression turned grim: "I never imagined... failing to notice at that time, I let such a formidable enemy slip through... This man is sure to be my mortal foe!"
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